Puppy training for dogs aged 16–20 weeks
Have you recently welcomed an older puppy into your family? Perhaps your puppy needs a little extra training to develop good manners and everyday skills. Don’t worry – it’s never too late to start puppy training!
Our Older Puppy School helps puppies aged 16–20 weeks learn basic obedience, build confidence and develop appropriate socialisation skills. Our qualified trainers provide practical guidance to help you and your puppy get off to a great start.
Please Read: Combined Puppy Training Classes
Our standard Puppy School and Older Puppy School courses may run as combined group classes. This means puppies of different ages and developmental stages can attend the same training session.
There is no need to worry! Where required our qualified trainers adjust exercises, training expectations and guidance to suit each puppy’s age, experience and developmental stage.
Please remember that our Older Puppy School operates as a group training class, not a one-on-one or individual training service. All puppies follow the same core class curriculum, regardless of age. We do not offer a separate or specialised training program exclusively for older puppies.
Course Information
- Suitable for dogs aged 16 – 20 weeks old
- Four-week course (leading up to Christmas occasionally courses are condensed into 3 weeks with additional time given for play)
- Each class runs for 1 hour
- Foundation Learning – Creating focus and attention, marker signal
- Basic Obedience Skills – working with lures and fading them
- Commence Loose Lead walking – Introduction to Harmony Harness – Stop pulling
- Cover behavioural issues: Biting/Barking/jumping/digging/Toilet Training/Sleep settling
- Health and nutrition
- Social exposure to clinics and other dogs
To ensure a positive learning environment, we limit each class to a maximum of 6 dogs.
Older Puppy School Locations
We offer puppy training classes at the following veterinary clinics:
- MustCare Vet Mt Gravatt (Wishart)
- My Local Vet (Capalaba)
- Raby Vet Surgery (Cleveland)
- Jimboomba Veterinary Surgery
Important Puppy School Enrolment Requirements
You must provide your puppy’s current vaccination certificate at the start of the course. We cannot allow your puppy to attend without this certificate.
Please ensure you bring the required documentation to your first class.
Ready to get started? Book your Older Puppy School class today!
Puppy Training Is an Ongoing Journey
One basic puppy training course covers only one developmental stage of your dog’s life.
To help your dog reach their full potential, develop reliable behaviours and build good lifelong habits, we recommend approximately 18 months of consistent training.
Ongoing training helps your dog develop a well-rounded skill set, strengthens your bond and creates harmony at both ends of the lead.
Continue your puppy’s learning journey by following our recommended training pathway below.
Does Your Puppy Need Extra Help?
Not every puppy feels comfortable in a group training environment.
If your dog displays signs of shyness, fear or reactivity around other dogs or people, private training may provide a more suitable starting point.
Please visit our Private Dog Training page to explore individual training options that address your dog’s specific needs.
Course Materials Provided
Copyright and Use of Course Materials
All video tutorials, course notes and educational materials are for the enrolled client’s personal use only. They must not be copied, reproduced, shared or distributed without prior written permission. Breaches of these terms may result in legal action.
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